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12.08.2015

So I'm doing some work on the side for our resident PT Warrior, Beth Dessner, of Eastern Iowa Physical Therapy.
(Beth, you're welcome for the shameless plug.) I am the voice behind
her Facebook and Twitter feeds, and during my interwebular journeys I've
stumbled across so much fascinating information, including a reference
to the infamous video above. Many of our female Warriors will relate to
this issue and guess what?

"Any women’s health physical therapist will tell you that it is
not o.k. to leak urine when working out (or coughing, or sneezing). It
is a sign that the whole system is breaking down, and the pelvic floor
is just the place it shows the most at the time."

"In my own practice, I rarely have a patient that comes to me
specifically for incontinence. Many female patients come in with
complaints of low back, hip or knee pain. As part of my initial
evaluation, I ask every woman if they ever experience any incontinence.
Over half of the women will say no, until I press, and then they admit
that they do."

"The majority of women I treat tell me that they wear a pad to
every single WOD because they know (or are afraid) they will leak. These
are fit looking women that no one would ever suspect have this issue.
These are women of all ages – from their 20’s to the Masters Division."

Kegel exercises are not the only solution, nor are they an appropriate "cure all" for all pelvic disorders.

"We can train the pelvic floor and central stability mechanism
just like every other muscle group in the body. This will take a
coordinated, team effort from coaches, physical therapists and
gynecologists"